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They said it would come at half four, I’ve been sitting here
for hours on end and still no delivery. Still I know I made that order, I’m
sure I got confirmation, my card details went in and I phoned to check so I’m
sure it is due any time soon.

Time lingers
along and it’s now five. How could this be? I’ll check my email, I’m sure it
was four they said. Minutes later, switches, lights, email, there I knew it
-1600hrs! This means four in the afternoon, there, let’s check the date… got
that right too, yet no delivery! I’ll call and see what happened.

Time lingers
along. Excuses, excuses, my goodness! Well I can live with this for a couple
more days and I’ll be away tomorrow anyway so it isn’t so bad. I don’t have to
sit here in despair waiting for it.

Time lingers
along. Things happen and I forget, the world changes, news, people, events and
then another week. I call them. It is confirmed they will make delivery without
fail on the Wednesday, this time it is AM delivery. Oh I like those for they
rarely fail.

Time lingers
along. Dear me, I was just in the bathroom for a minute, I mean what is this
world coming to. They came and left a note! Can you imagine, a note! Why didn’t
they just wait a little bit for me, I had been sitting right there all morning
and now this. Never mind at least I know that it would come. I just have to
book it for next time.

Time lingers
along. Oh well it doesn’t matter now, next week I’m busy and the week after
that I’m away they just have to bring it whenever they can. It serves them
right. Blasted thing, who needs it anyway. Bell rings! Who is it? Ah it’s them.
Grinning sheepishly as I receive the parcel. Finally, at last, my goodness, I’d
almost given up hope. Oh well I guess in this life one has to be patient.

Faith is
the credit card that paid the bill. Hope is confirmation and receipt of
payment. Patience is the virtue that in spite of all the mishaps that one may
face what we desire is en route to us. To those who desire, make your order and
do not give up on the service, all your wishes would come in good time. ‘Commit
thy way unto the Lord;trust in him and he will bring it to pass…’

It took me a while to figure out that the world was
changing. The age of acronyms was superseding that of aphorisms. You could con
a phrase, twist it one way and then the next and before long you were texting
rapidly in an unknown language that had descended upon the horizon as if you’d
walked into an apiary. You were either alienated from it or caught in the
groove when you saw the new age people dancing in rhythm to this tune that
you’d never heard before.

I’ve got my own
proclivities but who hasn’t. Now all I hear is OMG, LOL, BTW, I’m practically
lost in this world most times as I need a translator to decipher code and
explain to me what message I have just received. Still I’m not on a warpath
here but seeking a détente. I’m willing to shake hands if this is restricted to
text messaging. I understand it’s simple and easy to get one’s message out
rapidly. However I draw the line at emails.

BFF or
otherwise, I say stop this madness else you won’t receive my reply because I
just can’t be bothered.

About Me

Leslie Musoko

Leslie Musoko is the author of the novels Divinity Dawns and ELI and an award winning Ezine Author Expert with over three hundred articles published worldwide on spirituality, self-help and relationships. His television debut came in 2007 as a speaker/panelist on CSPAN television in New York on the show ‘writing from an international perspective’.However before fulfilling his dream of becoming a writer he simultaneously attained success in the Telecommunications Industry over a 17 year career span rising to the position of Head of Optics for Thrupoint in Saudi Arabia in 2007. Prior to this he held various senior positions, Product Manager, Huawei, UK and Consulting Systems Engineer, Cisco Systems in Dallas just to name a few. He was awarded the Nortel Prize award in 1999 for excellent project delivery and holds a BEng(Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and an MSc (Diploma) in Computing for Commerce and Industry.
Leslie Musoko has lived and worked across four continents including Asia, Africa, Europe and the US.
www.lesliemusoko.com